Color Filter Patents (Class 349/106)
  • Patent number: 12248219
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, an organic layer, a first insulating layer, and a first spacer. The organic layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a first opening and a second opening. The first insulating layer includes a first portion in the first opening and a second portion connected to the first portion and on the organic layer. The first spacer is disposed on the substrate and overlaps the second portion. In a top view of the electronic device, the second portion between the first opening and the second opening has a first length, the first spacer has a second length, the organic layer between the first opening and the second opening has a third length. The first length is greater than or equal to the second length and less than or equal to the third length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zong-Bai Shi, Hsiu-Tung Lin, Chung-Wen Yen, Wen-Bin Hung, Yi-Pin Jhan
  • Patent number: 12242150
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a black matrix layer disposed between the first and second substrates and including a first pixel region and a first shielding region arranged along a first direction, wherein the first pixel region includes first and sub-pixel openings arranged along a second direction different from the first direction; a scan line disposed between the first and second substrates and extending along the second direction, wherein the first shielding region overlaps the scan line; and first and second pixel color resists respectively disposed corresponding to the first and second sub-pixel openings, wherein in a cross-sectional view, a recess is formed between the first pixel color resist and the second pixel color resist, the recess is disposed in the first pixel region, and the recess comprises a curved side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chen, Chih-Ming Liang
  • Patent number: 12222622
    Abstract: An array substrate has sub-pixel regions arranged in an array, and the sub-pixel regions include white sub-pixel regions and primary color sub-pixel regions. The array substrate includes a first substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the first substrate. The sub-pixels include white sub-pixels and primary color sub-pixels. In a column direction, a side of each white sub-pixel is adjacent to at least one primary color sub-pixel. Each sub-pixel has light-shielding patterns. In the column direction, in a plurality of light-shielding patterns of a primary color sub-pixel adjacent to the white sub-pixel, a part of the light-shielding patterns are disposed in a white sub-pixel region where the white sub-pixel is located, and another part of the light-shielding patterns are disposed in a primary color sub-pixel region corresponding to the primary color sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xueqiang Qian, Dongchuan Chen, Yanfeng Li, Yu Xing, Kaixuan Wang, Bingyang Liu
  • Patent number: 12222596
    Abstract: A display substrate, a method for manufacturing a display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate has a display area and a bonding area. The display substrate includes a base, a first conductive layer, a light shielding layer, and bonding pads. The first conductive layer is on the base and in the display area, and the first conductive layer includes gate lines; the light shielding layer is on a side of the first conductive layer proximal to the base, and an orthographic projection of the light shielding layer on the base at least covers orthographic projections of the gate lines on the base; the bonding pads are on the base at intervals and in the bonding area, orthographic projections of at least a portion of the bonding pads on the base are not overlapped with the orthographic projection of the light shielding layer on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinliang Wang, Rong Wu, Yang Wang, Wenchao Wang, Liangliang Li, Sangjin Park, Baoqiang Wang, Xin Fang, Anguo Hu
  • Patent number: 12204196
    Abstract: A display panel has a plurality of sub-pixel regions arranged in an array of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a light-shielding region that separates the sub-pixel regions and surrounds all the sub-pixel regions as a whole. The display panel includes: a first substrate; a light-shielding pattern layer located on the first substrate, the light-shielding pattern layer being located in the light-shielding region and covering part of the light-shielding region; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; and a light-shielding structure layer located on the second substrate, the light-shielding structure layer covering at least a region of the light-shielding region that is not covered by the light-shielding pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xipeng Wang, Wei Zhang, Xin Zhou, Chao Li, Jilei Gao, Benzhi Xu, Yonggang Zhang, Bin Li, Qi Liu
  • Patent number: 12197011
    Abstract: An optical waveguide system and an electronic device are disclosed. The optical waveguide system comprises: a waveguide; an input coupler, coupling a light including a first and a second color component into the waveguide; and an output coupler, including: a first polarization color filter, converting the first color component of a first polarization state into the first color component of a second polarization state without changing the second color component of the first polarization state; a first polarization volume grating, coupling the first color component out of the waveguide; a second polarization color filter, converting the second color component of the first polarization state into the second color component of the second polarization state without changing the first color component of the first polarization state; a second polarization volume grating, coupling the second color component out of the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Goertek Inc.
    Inventor: Lingshan Li
  • Patent number: 12189244
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and the LCD panel. A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate and a color filter (CF) substrate are first bonded, a liquid crystal material is enclosed between the TFT and CF substrates to obtain a liquid crystal cell, which is then irradiated with ultraviolet light to obtain a functional liquid crystal layer, and finally a black matrix is formed on a side of the CF substrate away from the TFT substrate. By changing the structure of the existing LCD panel, the present invention prevents the shading of the black matrix that affects functional liquid crystal layer production. It is advantageous for a polymer liquid crystal technology, a self-aligned liquid crystal technology, and the like to realize a technique of forming a specific functional layer by irradiating the liquid crystal cell with ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Cheng
  • Patent number: 12181936
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display module, a connecting member including a bending portion connected to a display panel of the display module and extending toward a rear surface of the display module, and a protective layer formed of an insulating material to cover the bending portion, a printed circuit board disposed on a rear surface of the display module and connected to the display module by the connecting member, a frame disposed to surround at least a portion of the display module and formed of a conductive material, a side member including a first partition wall portion disposed between the frame and the display module to be spaced apart from the frame and a second partition wall portion disposed to be spaced apart from the display module and coveting at least a portion of an outer periphery of the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donghyeon Yeo, Heedong Lee, Minjun Choi
  • Patent number: 12169332
    Abstract: A color filter substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel are provided. The color filter substrate includes a color filter layer. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color resist units distributed on a base substrate, and an intersection area is defined between two adjacent color resist units. The color filter layer can be directly used as an electrode on the color filter substrate. That is, when manufacturing the color filter substrate, a step of manufacturing a conductive film layer can be omitted, thereby improving production efficiency of the color filter substrate, and meanwhile reducing production cost of the color filter substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lixuan Chen
  • Patent number: 12169333
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged opposite each other, wherein a display area and a frame area surrounding the display area are provided between the second substrate and the first substrate; a color resistance structure that is located in the frame area on the side of the second substrate facing the first substrate and surrounds the display area, wherein the color resistance structure comprises a first black matrix and a first color resistance portion arranged in a stacked manner; and a plurality of support bars that surround the display area, wherein each of the support bars fills a space between the color resistance structure and the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianhua Huang, Yingying Qu, Zhihua Sun, Yifu Chen, Lingdan Bo, Feng Qu, Xiaochun Xu, Shuming Wang
  • Patent number: 12158642
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. At least one pixel unit includes a display region and an anti-peep region. The anti-peep region includes a first light-blocking layer and a second light-blocking layer. The first light-blocking layer is on a side of the second light-blocking layer facing a light-exiting surface of the display panel. Along a direction perpendicular to the light-exiting surface of the display panel, a distance between the first light-blocking layer and the second light-blocking layer is greater than zero. Along a fifth direction, the first light-blocking layer includes a plurality of first light-blocking strips and a plurality of first openings. A first opening is arranged between two neighboring first light-blocking strips. The fifth direction is parallel to the light-exiting surface of the display panel. Along the fifth direction, the second light-blocking layer includes a plurality of second light-blocking strips and a plurality of second openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenqi Zhou, Yan Yang, Ting Zhou, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 12158682
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a viewing angle control element includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an electrolyte layer. The first substrate includes a first transparent substrate, a first light-shielding portion and a second light-shielding portion provided between the first transparent substrate and the electrolyte layer, a first transparent insulating layer provided between the first light-shielding portion and the second light-shielding portion, and a first transparent electrode. The first transparent electrode includes a first electrode portion overlapping the first light-shielding portion, a second electrode portion overlapping the second light-shielding portion, and an opening portion overlapping the first transparent insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kabe, Jin Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 12147113
    Abstract: A display device and a vehicle monitoring device are provided. The display device includes a display area and an infrared light-transmitting area adjacent to the display area. The display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and an infrared sensor disposed on a side of the backlight module away from the display panel and corresponding to the infrared light-transmitting area. The display panel includes a display functional layer disposed in the display area. The display functional layer includes a color resist layer disposed in the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teng Wu, Gengxiu Diao
  • Patent number: 12144207
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The OLED display panel includes a base substrate and a plurality of film layers sequentially deposited on a side of the base substrate in a stacked arrangement in a first direction. The plurality of film layers includes a first planarization layer configured to initially planarize an array substrate, and a second planarization layer configured to further planarize the array substrate. The first planarization layer and the second planarization layer are made of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Letao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12124124
    Abstract: A display device including: a first substrate; a transflective layer disposed on a surface of the first substrate; a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the transflective layer; a capping layer disposed on the wavelength conversion layer, a first polarizing layer disposed on the capping layer; and a second polarizing layer disposed on the other surface of the first substrate. The first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer have different polarization directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon Tae Yoon, Jung Hyun Kwon, Ki Soo Park, Hae Il Park, Moon Jung Baek
  • Patent number: 12124216
    Abstract: A beam expanding film includes a first material layer and a photonic crystal layer that expands a width of incident light and emits light having an expanded width. The photonic crystal layer includes a first material layer and a plurality of second material layers buried in the first material layer. A holographic display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to provide coherent collimated light; a beam expanding film described above and facing the backlight unit; a flat panel arranged between the backlight unit and the beam expanding film to provide a hologram; and a lens configured to focus a holographic image on a space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Yunhee Kim, Hwi Kim, Youngjae Kim, Hoon Song, Hongseok Lee
  • Patent number: 12117686
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. In the display substrate, the display sub-pixel is located in a display region, the display sub-pixel and includes a first display sub-pixel, a second display sub-pixel, a third display sub-pixel, and a fourth display sub-pixel that emit light of colors different from each other; the dummy sub-pixel is located in a periphery region, the periphery region includes a dummy region and an edge region, the dummy sub-pixel is located in the dummy region of the periphery region, the dummy sub-pixel includes a first dummy sub-pixel, a second dummy sub-pixel, a third dummy sub-pixel, and a fourth dummy sub-pixel; and the display substrate further includes a spacer including a plurality of first spacers and a plurality of second spacers, the plurality of first spacers are located in the periphery region, the plurality of second spacers are located in the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Shi, Bo Wu, Tianwen Hou, Lei Dai
  • Patent number: 12118171
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, an upper electrode layer, a lower electrode layer and an electrochromic layer. The display unit includes a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed in a light emitting area. The upper electrode layer is disposed on the display unit, and includes a plurality of first electrode patterns and a plurality of second electrode patterns. The first electrode patterns are arranged in a first direction, and are electrically connected each other. The second electrode patterns are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and are electrically connected each other. The lower electrode layer is disposed between the upper electrode layer and the display unit. The electrochromic layer is disposed between the upper electrode layer and the lower electrode layer, and includes an electrochromic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngchan Kim, Jinoh Kwag, Jeongwoo Park, Jaeho You, Mingyeong Jo
  • Patent number: 12072624
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting layer and color filter arrays. The color filter arrays comprise a first color filter array of a first color, and a second color filter array of a second color. The first color filter array comprises a first pair of color filters adjacent to each other with a first clearance therebetween and a second pair of color filters adjacent to each other with a second clearance therebetween. The second color filter array comprises a first color filter positioned between the first pair of color filters and a second color filter positioned between the second pair of color filters. A width of the first clearance is larger than a width of the second clearance. A width of the first color filter is larger than a width of the second color filter. The second color filter partially overlaps with the second pair of color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yomori, Yuto Nozaki, Mariko Furuta, Kiyoto Murakumo
  • Patent number: 12038643
    Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix layer and a color filter layer. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color photoresist units arranged in an array, the plurality of color photoresist units being formed with a plurality of color photoresist rows, a plurality of first color photoresist columns, a plurality of second color photoresist columns and a plurality of third color photoresist columns, and wherein the color filter layer further includes at least one filling part located between the color photoresist rows and has a thickness equal to that of at least one of the plurality of color photoresist units; and the black matrix layer is disposed between the color filter layer and the base substrate, and includes a plurality of light transmitting windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaona Liu, Xibin Shao
  • Patent number: 12013607
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal device includes a plurality of first light-shielding members arranged at a first pitch, a first organic insulating film covering the first light-shielding members, a plurality of second light-shielding members overlapping the first light-shielding members, a second organic insulating film covering the second light-shielding members, a plurality of third light-shielding members overlapping the second light-shielding members, a third organic insulating film covering the third light-shielding members, and a plurality of first electrodes arranged at a second pitch that is smaller than the first pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Junko Nagasawa, Jin Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 12007650
    Abstract: A display for emitting display light comprising: (a) a light source for emitting a source light; and (b) a filter positioned in the path of said source light, said filter comprising at least short, medium and long filters, wherein said short filter is configured to transmit short-primary light from said source light, said short-primary light comprising a violet portion having wavelengths from 400 to 440 nm and at least a second portion having wavelengths above 440 nm such that said short-primary light is perceptually blue, said short-primary light having a short-primary SPD having a short-primary power between 380-780 nm and a blue power between 440-500 nm, wherein said blue power is less than 5% of said short-primary power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KORRUS, INC.
    Inventor: Aurelien J. F. David
  • Patent number: 11968848
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first light sensor layer including light sensing cells configured to sense first light of an incident light and generate electrical signals based on the sensed first light, and a color filter array layer disposed on the first light sensor layer, and including color filters respectively facing the light sensing cells. The image sensor further includes a second light sensor layer disposed on the color filter array layer, and configured to sense second light of the incident light and generate an electrical signal based on the sensed second light. Each of the color filters includes a nanostructure including a first material having a first refractive index, and a second material having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, the first material and the second material being alternately disposed with a period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seunghoon Han, Kwanghee Lee, Yongwan Jin, Yongsung Kim, Changgyun Shin, Jeongyub Lee, Amir Arbabi, Andrei Faraon, Yu Horie
  • Patent number: 11960163
    Abstract: A light control panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate oppositely disposed, and a first liquid crystal layer therebetween; the first substrate includes: a first base substrate; and a signal transmission line on a side of the first base substrate close to the first liquid crystal layer and in the peripheral area, the second substrate includes: a second base substrate; and a first black matrix layer on a side of the second base substrate close to the first liquid crystal layer and in the dimming area and the peripheral area; the first black matrix layer has a slot in the peripheral area, and an orthographic projection of at least a part of the slot on the first base substrate is on a side of an orthographic projection of the signal transmission line on the first base substrate, close to the dimming area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoting Jiang, Ke Dai, Haipeng Yang, Chunxu Zhang, Min Cheng, Zhou Rui
  • Patent number: 11908983
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel manufacturing method includes forming an LED die including a sacrificial layer on an array substrate, and then coating black glue material on the array substrate. The black glue material covers the array substrate and a surface of the sacrificial layer away from the array substrate. Then, the black glue material and the sacrificial layer are heated, and the black glue material is cured to form a black glue layer such that the sacrificial layer is decomposed. The display panel and the manufacturing method thereof provided by the present application are for improving contrast of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Junling Liu
  • Patent number: 11864425
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on a substrate along a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and a light-emitting diode disposed in each of the plurality of sub-pixels and including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode, wherein among the plurality of sub-pixels, the sub-pixel of an nth row and an mth column has a same color as the sub-pixel of an (n+1)th row and an (m?1)th column, where n is a natural number and m is a natural number large than 4, and wherein among the plurality of sub-pixels, the sub-pixel of the nth row and a kth column has a same color as the sub-pixel of the nth row and a (k?2)th column, where k is a natural number smaller than or equal to m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heume-Il Baek, Ho-Jin Ryu
  • Patent number: 11832490
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electronic unit and a second electronic unit. The first electronic unit emits a blue light having a first spectrum, the first spectrum has a first intensity, and the first intensity is a maximum intensity of the first spectrum. The second electronic unit emits a light having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum, the second spectrum has a second intensity in a range from 300 nm to 460 nm, and the second intensity is a maximum intensity in the range from 300 nm to 460 nm of the second spectrum. The first intensity is greater than the second intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Lang Lin, Tsung-Han Tsai
  • Patent number: 11825572
    Abstract: Tunable LED lighting systems, devices and methods are described herein. A light emitting device includes at least a first phosphor-converted LED configured to emit light having a desaturated orange color point characterized by CIE 1976 color coordinates 0.3<u?<0.35 and v?>0.52 and at least a second phosphor-converted LED configured to emit light having a cyan color point characterized by CIE 1976 color coordinates 0.15<u?<0.20 and 0.47<v?<0.52. The first phosphor-converted LED and the second phosphor-converted LED are arranged to combine the light emitted by the first phosphor-converted LED with the light emitted by the second phosphor-converted LED to provide a white light output from the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Wouter Anthon Soer, Werner Goetz
  • Patent number: 11815760
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate, an optical function layer, and an anti-reflection layer. The optical function layer and the anti-reflection layer are located on the array substrate, material of the anti-reflection layer includes a sulfur-containing material, and a refractive index of the anti-reflection layer is between refractive indexes of two film layers adjacent to the anti-reflection layer. Since the refractive index of the anti-reflection layer is between the refractive indexes of the two film layers adjacent to the anti-reflection layer, reflection of external light on the display panel is reduced, thereby improving a display effect of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongchao Zhao
  • Patent number: 11803000
    Abstract: An optical filter includes a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas spaced apart from each other and a light-blocking area between the plurality of pixel areas, a plurality of color filters arranged on a first surface of the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of pixel areas, and a plurality of conversion layers arranged on the first surface of the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of color filters. Each of the conversion layers includes inclined side surfaces. The optical filter further includes a reflective layer on the inclined side surfaces of each of the plurality of conversion layers. The reflective layer extends to the light-blocking area and is arranged consecutively on two adjacent inclined side surfaces from among the inclined side surfaces of the plurality of conversion layers and the light-blocking area between the two adjacent inclined side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minsik Jung, Ohjeong Kwon, Sanggyun Kim, Byoungseong Jeong, Minju Han
  • Patent number: 11796864
    Abstract: An optical structure is provided. The optical structure includes a substrate, a light shielding layer, a light filter layer, and a first spacer. The light shielding layer is disposed on the substrate. The light shielding layer includes a first opening. The light filter layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are arranged in a first direction. The first portion is disposed in the first opening. The second portion is connected to the first portion. The second portion is disposed on the light shielding layer. The second portion does not overlap the first opening. The first spacer is disposed on the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zong-Bai Shi, Hsiu-Tung Lin, Chung-Wen Yen, Wen-Bin Hung, Yi-Pin Jhan
  • Patent number: 11789327
    Abstract: To form a sufficiently large storage capacitor, a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix. The first substrate has, in a transmissive display area provided in each of the pixels, a laminated structure containing a first transparent electrode, a first insulating film, a second transparent electrode, a second insulating film, and a third transparent electrode which are laminated in this order. The first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a first storage capacitor through the first insulating film, and the second transparent electrode and the third transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a second storage capacitor through the second insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Tohru Sasaki, Takahiro Ochiai
  • Patent number: 11778882
    Abstract: A display panel includes a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixel groups. The plurality of sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel group and a second sub-pixel group. The first sub-pixel group includes two adjacent sub-pixels with a first interval therebetween, and the second sub-pixel group includes two adjacent sub-pixels with a second interval therebetween. The first interval is different from the second interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Xu, Wei Qin, Weixing Liu, Kai Guo, Tieshi Wang
  • Patent number: 11768406
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a first substrate structure and a second substrate structure. The first substrate structure has first overlapping region, first two protruding regions, a second overlapping region, and second two protruding regions. The second substrate structure is disposed opposite to the first substrate structure and includes a main spacer and a sub spacer. The main spacer overlaps the first overlapping region of the first substrate structure. The sub spacer overlaps the second overlapping region of the first substrate structure. The first overlapping region is located between the first two protruding regions, and the second overlapping region is located between the second two protruding regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Luca Hung, Lynn Kuo
  • Patent number: 11747679
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a manufacturing method of the display panel. The display panel includes: a display liquid crystal panel including a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array; a dimming liquid crystal panel located on a light incident side of the display liquid crystal panel and including a plurality of dimming pixels arranged in an array; and a sealant in a frame shape located between the dimming liquid crystal panel and the display liquid crystal panel, a surface of the sealant close to the dimming liquid crystal panel being adhered to the dimming liquid crystal panel, and a surface of the sealant close to the display liquid crystal panel being adhered to the display liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianming Liu, Chaoyue Wang, Wenbo Dong
  • Patent number: 11740516
    Abstract: Display device is provided and includes first substrate; second substrate including transparent conductive film; optical element adhered to transparent conductive film; and connecting member, wherein first substrate includes first region which overlaps second substrate and includes display portion, and second region including electrode, second substrate includes substrate edge located at boundary between first and second regions and the second region in first direction, optical element includes optical element edge located between display portion and substrate edge in second direction intersecting first direction, optical element edge does not overlap substrate edge in plan view, transparent conductive film includes extended portion extending from optical element edge toward substrate edge, connecting member is in contact with substrate edge and electrically connects electrode and extended portion, optical element includes notch, and notch and connecting member are arranged in second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Koichi Miyasaka, Shuichi Osawa
  • Patent number: 11716546
    Abstract: An imaging device includes groupings of photodiodes having four photodiodes. A transfer transistor is between each photodiode and a floating diffusion. Each floating diffusion is coupled to up to two photodiodes per grouping at a time through transfer transistors. A buffer transistor is coupled to each floating diffusion. The buffer transistors may be in a first or second grouping of buffer transistors. A first bit line is coupled to up to two buffer transistors of the first grouping and a second bit line is coupled to up to two buffer transistors of the second grouping of buffer transistors at a time. A color filter array including a plurality of groupings of color filters is disposed over respective photodiodes of the photodiode array, wherein each grouping of color filters includes four color filters having a same color, wherein each grouping of color filters overlaps two groupings of photodiodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingfei Chen, Rui Wang, Wei Wei Wang, Zhiyong Zhan, Xin Wang, Qingwei Shan, Kenny Geng
  • Patent number: 11678548
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: a substrate including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel; a first electrode in each of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel; a third electrode in each of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel; a second electrode between the first electrode and the third electrode; a first light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first light-emitting layer emits light of a first color; a second light-emitting layer between the second electrode and the third electrode, wherein the second light-emitting layer is configured to emit mixed light of second and third colors; and a color filter including a first color filter corresponding to the first sub-pixel and a second color filter corresponding to the second sub-pixel, wherein the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel each are configured to emit light of three colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungbin Shim, MoonBae Gee
  • Patent number: 11668968
    Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix layer and a color filter layer. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color photoresist units arranged in an array, the plurality of color photoresist units being formed with a plurality of color photoresist rows, a plurality of first color photoresist columns, a plurality of second color photoresist columns and a plurality of third color photoresist columns, and wherein the color filter layer further includes at least one filling part located between the color photoresist rows and has a thickness equal to that of at least one of the plurality of color photoresist units; and the black matrix layer is disposed between the color filter layer and the base substrate, and includes a plurality of light transmitting windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaona Liu, Xibin Shao
  • Patent number: 11672155
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an organic light-emitting device (“OLED”) substrate which generates and emits a first light, and an encapsulation layer to which the emitted first light from the OLED substrate is incident and from which a second light is emitted. The encapsulation layer includes an inorganic material layer and an organic material layer alternately stacked with each other. The organic material layer includes a plurality of color control elements which color-convert the emitted first light incident to the encapsulation layer. The plurality of color control elements may include a first and second color control element including a first and second quantum dot with which a color of the emitted first light incident to the encapsulation layer is converted to a first and second color, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Byoungki Choi, Seungyeon Kwak, Jiwhan Kim
  • Patent number: 11624953
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light unit to emit blue light, a first base substrate disposed on the light unit, a gate pattern disposed on the first base substrate and including a gate electrode, a first inorganic insulation layer disposed on the gate pattern, a data pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer and including a drain electrode, a light blocking pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer, a second inorganic insulation layer disposed on the data pattern and the first inorganic insulation layer, a pixel electrode disposed on the second inorganic insulation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode, a color conversion pattern overlapping the pixel electrode and including a quantum dot or phosphor, and a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, wherein the light blocking pattern overlaps the thin film transistor, and the light blocking pattern is disposed on the first base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doyeong Park, Kee-Bum Park, Seongyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11624940
    Abstract: A light modulation element that can vary between a bright transparent mode and a dark scattering mode is provided. The light modulation element has a first light modulation layer and a second light modulation layer comprising nematic liquid crystals and a dichroic dye in a scattering mode when a voltage is applied. The first light modulation layer and the second light modulation layer are disposed to overlap each other. The light modulation element has an improved contrast ratio and haze-variable characteristics, without precipitation of dichroic dyes and an increase in power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Min Jun Gim, Eun Jung Lim, Jung Sun You, Jin Hong Kim, Hyun Jun Lee, Dong Hyun Oh
  • Patent number: 11586083
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a switching element including a control electrode disposed on the first substrate, one electrode disposed on the control electrode, and another electrode disposed on the control electrode and spaced apart from the one electrode; a contact hole extending to at least a part of the another electrode of the switching element; a pixel electrode including a contact portion disposed on the another electrode of the switching element and overlapping at least a part of the another electrode to which the contact hole extends, and a body portion electrically connected with the contact portion; and a column spacer disposed on the pixel electrode and at least partially overlapping the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Bo Sim, Yeun Tae Kim, Do Yeong Park, Se Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11567374
    Abstract: The displacement between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate and the cut of an alignment film caused by a columnar spacer are prevented. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate including a scanning line extending in a first direction, a picture signal line extending in a second direction, a pixel electrode formed in a region surrounded by the scanning line and the picture signal line, and a common electrode formed as opposed to the pixel electrode through an insulating film; a counter substrate disposed as opposed to the TFT substrate and having a spacer; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the substrates. A common metal interconnection is formed to cover the picture signal line or the scanning line, and stacked on the common electrode. A through hole is formed on the common metal interconnection. The tip end of the spacer is disposed inside the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masateru Morimoto, Saori Sugiyama, Motoharu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11567403
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quantum dot color filter, a fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The quantum dot color filter of the present disclosure includes a quantum dot functional layer configured to emit light of a certain color under excitation of excitation light. The quantum dot functional layer has a hollowed-out portion, which exposes a side surface of the quantum dot functional layer, so that the excitation light is able to arrive at the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ge Shi, Ming Zhu, Zheng Fang, Yanliu Sun, Haijun Niu, Shiyu Zhang, Song Yang, Yujie Liu, Yuyao Wang, Jiahui Han, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 11561427
    Abstract: A 3D liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a first grating layer including grating openings arranged in an array for realizing 3D display; and a CF layer including a plurality of filter units arranged in an array, a black matrix disposed between adjacent filter units, and at least one light shielding strip disposed inside each of the filter units and dividing each of the filter units into a plurality of light transmitting regions. The 3D liquid crystal display panel is configured to apply voltages to the electrode layer to form a liquid crystal grating in the liquid crystal layer, and a collimated light incident to the liquid crystal layer passes through the liquid crystal grating and pass through the filter unit to form a monochromatic light, and then, is emitted out from the grating openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongxiao Li
  • Patent number: 11543713
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate including a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines to the data lines, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, an image display layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of first pads which electrically connected to the gate lines, respectively, where the first pads further protrude outward than a first side surface of the first substrate, a gate driver facing the first pads, and a first adhesive disposed between the gate driver and the first pads. The first adhesive includes a first conductive film and a plurality of first conductive patterns disposed between the first conductive film and the first pads to respectively overlap the first pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deok-Hwan Kim, Jinseok Kim, Hyoung-Rae Lee, Hasook Kim
  • Patent number: 11537254
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, an upper electrode layer, a lower electrode layer and an electrochromic layer. The display unit includes a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed in a light emitting area. The upper electrode layer is disposed on the display unit, and includes a plurality of first electrode patterns and a plurality of second electrode patterns. The first electrode patterns are arranged in a first direction, and are electrically connected each other. The second electrode patterns are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and are electrically connected each other. The lower electrode layer is disposed between the upper electrode layer and the display unit. The electrochromic layer is disposed between the upper electrode layer and the lower electrode layer, and includes an electrochromic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngchan Kim, Jinoh Kwag, Jeongwoo Park, Jaeho You, Mingyeong Jo
  • Patent number: 11502278
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a plurality of light emitting portions arranged in a form of a matrix, a sealing layer disposed on the plurality of light emitting portions, a light shielding layer disposed in a gap between the light emitting portions adjacent to each other in a row direction on the sealing layer and extending in a column direction, a transparent partition wall layer disposed on the light shielding layer and extending in the column direction, and a color filter disposed in a gap in the light shielding layer and the transparent partition wall layer on the sealing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Kenichi Matsuoka
  • Patent number: RE50291
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device is provided. The display panel includes a base substrate, and a light-shielding layer and a plurality of wires which are sequentially located on the base substrate in a direction away from the base substrate. The light-shielding layer includes a plurality of light-shielding structures. The display panel has a transparent display region. Orthographic projections of at least two wires located on the transparent display region on the base substrate are located within an orthographic projection of one light-shielding structure on the base substrate. The one light-shielding structure is configured to shield external light which is emitted to the at least two wires through the base substrate. It is conducive to reducing the influence of external light on the display effect of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingche Hsieh